The FBI Is Examining New Emails Linked to Hillary Clinton Because of Anthony Weiner's Sexting Scandal

In a new development in the most NSFW election in the history of the United States, the investigation into Anthony Weiner's most recent sexting scandal reportedly uncovered new State Department emails that the FBI said it would examine with regard to Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information. The election is just 11 days away, and this could seriously impact Clinton's ability to reach undecided voters.

Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's top aide, who worked with her throughout her time in the State Department. The New York Times reports that the investigation into his sexting with a 15-year-old girl at the end of September led to the FBI's confiscation of a device used by Abedin, which contained emails that "could be pertinent" to the Clinton investigation. Sources told the newspaper that there are potentially "thousands" of new emails to review.

Clinton spoke earlier this afternoon in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, amid the news that FBI Director James Comey announced that the FBI was examining the emails. Clinton's plane's WiFi was reportedly experiencing an outage, so she and her team learned of this at the same time the rest of the public did when she landed. She did not address the new development in her remarks, but her campaign responded shortly after. John Podesta, Clinton's campaign chairman, asked that the FBI give more information to the public, saying "the director owes it to the American people" to provide the full details.

The reason Director Comey said the FBI is examining the newly discovered emails is to avoid being prosecuted down the line for not doing so.